MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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